The Kits Guide

Kitsilano, quarter by quarter.

the long way round.

Four corners of one neighbourhood, and what's worth your afternoon in each. Business picks come from reader nominations and land in the printed issue.

Sand, seawall and salt air

The Waterfront

Kitsilano Beach

The neighbourhood's living room. Volleyball courts, log seating and the best sunset in the city, free of charge.

Kitsilano Pool

137 metres of heated saltwater looking straight at the North Shore mountains — the longest pool in Canada.

Jericho Beach

Quieter, wilder, and where Kits goes when Kits Beach is full. Sailing centre, pond, and the trail through Jericho Park.

The Seawall

Runs the whole northern edge of the neighbourhood. Walk it east to Vanier Park or west to Spanish Banks.

The high street

West 4th Avenue

The 4th Ave stretch

Roughly Burrard to Balsam: coffee, running shops, bakeries and the neighbourhood's densest run of independents.

Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Community programs, seniors' lunches, newcomer support and the notice board that actually tells you what's happening.

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Sundays in the Kitsilano Community Centre lot through the season — growers, bakers and a long line for the good bread.

The everyday corridor

West Broadway

The Broadway corridor

Groceries, hardware, dentists, the bank — the working half of the neighbourhood, and the half that's about to change most.

Connaught Park

Ball diamonds, tennis courts, the outdoor rink in winter and the place every Kits kid learns to ride a bike.

The Broadway Subway

The extension reshapes how this end of Kits moves. We'll be covering what it means for local businesses, issue by issue.

Museums and the festival tents

Vanier Park & the East Edge

Vanier Park

Kite weather almost year-round, with the Museum of Vancouver and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre on the grass.

Bard on the Beach

The white tents go up every summer for Shakespeare with a mountain backdrop. A Vancouver institution that happens to be ours.

Vancouver Maritime Museum

The St. Roch under one roof, and the A-frame you've walked past a hundred times without going in.

Issue 01 · Fall 2026Free to every doorstep in KitsWritten here, printed hereKits Beach to BroadwayNominate your local favourite

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